Agree with poshrat completely. Feel left out as to what the occasion was. But going by the comments, guess it didn't have the approval of Leah. But the portrait is quite interesting and there is nothing wrong if she was being prepared for a school play.

So many comments on the subject - and the ambiguity of it - but whatever one feels about why she is 'made up' they are both excellent photos and I have no doubt there is some cultural issues at work here, no?

I remember as a teenager putting makeup on my little sister around that age , my Dad went nuts at me, he was very protective regarding anything that might give us allergies etc to our skin. I'm not sure I like this either, probably for that old memory.Nice portrait photo though.

I had to come back after hearing your explanation. This is really sad and in my opinion is abuse that encourages sexual abuse of children. Notable that the mother doesn't seem to be dressed like this herself.